Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 15, 2024
Posted in ww2 British subs ww2 Royal Navy

Shark (Group II) class submersibles (1934)

Light Submersibles 1932-1945: S-class Group II: HMS Sealion, Shark, Snapper, Salmon, Seawolf, Spearfish, Sunfish, Sterlet Development The S-class submarines were…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 14, 2024
Posted in cold war French ships

Jeanne d’Arc (1961)

Helicopter Carrier (R97), ex-La Résolue. Service 1964-2010 14 of July/Bastille Day update: “Jeanne d’Arc” (Joan of Arc) was a helicopter…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 12, 2024
Posted in Coldwar Soviet Ships soviet submarines

Tango class submarines (1972)

Project 641B Som (NATO “TANGO”) conventional attack submarines 18 submarines (1972-2016), B-series (random numbers). The B-443 class or Project 541B…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 11, 2024
Posted in Coldwar Soviet Ships

Udaloy class destroyers (1980)

13 destroyers (15 planned) 1980-today: Udaloy, Vice-Admiral Kulakov, Marshal Vasilyevsky, Admiral Zakharov, Admiral Spiridonov, Admiral Tributs, Marshal Shaposhnikov, Admiral Levchenko,…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 10, 2024
Posted in ww2 Royal Navy ww2 UK Aircraft Carriers

Avenger class Escort Aircraft Carriers (1943)

Royal Navy – Escort Aircraft Carriers (1942-43)HMS Avenger, Biter, Dasher, Charger (recom. USN as CVE-30) Avenger class escort aircraft carriers:…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 9, 2024
Posted in Argentine Navy

ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (1969)

Argentinian Aircraft Carrier 1969-1997 ex-HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81), HMS Venerable (R63) The ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2), no. 1 of…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 7, 2024
Posted in cold war us navy us submarines

Georges Washington class SSBN (1959)

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (1958-61), service 1959-1985: USS George Washington, Patrick Henry, Theodore Roosevelt, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-598…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 6, 2024
Posted in 1870 Italian Fleet

Principe Amedeo class ironclad (1872)

Italian Regia Marina, 1874-1900 Too late for the war with Austria: The Principe Amedeo class the last ironclad warships built…

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 5, 2024
Posted in ww1 naval aviation ww2 USN Aviation

Vought VE-7 (1917)

Vought VE-7 (1917) Naval Fighter – 128 built The Vought VE-7 “Bluebird” was an early biplane of the United States….

Author: naval encyclopedia Published Date: July 4, 2024
Posted in cold war us navy

Essex class (Cold War)

Fleet aircraft carriers – SBC-27, 125 and 144 Programs 17 ships 1943-1990 USS Hornet in 1954 in the Carribean 4…